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RAF Upwood is a closed Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, UK. The station was one of the three that formed the “Tri-base Area” due to its close proximity to Molesworth and RAF Alconbury. The majority of the base closed in 1994, and some of the buildings have been put back into use by private owners.

The clinic on the grounds of RAF Upwood was operated by the United States Air Force 423d Medical Squadron. The medical complex housed services for out-patients and dental care services for MoD and USAF personnel and their families and the Tri-base Area. Most standard medical care services were available, and more complex cases were referred to RAF Croughton.

In 2012 the facility was handed back to the Ministry of Defence who closed the site. The medical services were relocated to RAF Alconbury.

On a couple of previous visits to RAF Upwood I’d checked out the clinic and discovered it was sealed tight. The almost new-looking building always intrigued me, so when I heard it had been opened up I jumped at the chance to have a look around. Joined by Declan, who I’d previously explored the rest of Upwood with, we made our way in and found the pikies had been busy. It’s amazing how quickly a place can get trashed, but there were still some good shots to be had. We were soon joined by a group of kids smashing the place up more, and we managed to disturb some pikies in the roof space while they were stripping out the copper.

After exploring the hospital we had a casual wander through the RAF base and were greeted by a friendly guy on a motorbike telling us to leave. Typical that all that was going on in the clinic and we’re the ones that get chucked out!

RAF Upwood Clinic – Dental surgery room

RAF Upwood Clinic – Dental surgery

RAF Upwood Clinic – First Aid

RAF Upwood Clinic – Laboratory

RAF Upwood Clinic – Servers

RAF Upwood Clinic – Computer in the server room

RAF Upwood Clinic – Warnings

RAF Upwood Clinic – Treatment room

RAF Upwood Clinic – One of the many treatment rooms with light and curtain